Best PlacesLowry Hill East, Minneapolis, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis ranks 2,031st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD+, better than only 18% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis
A household needs to earn about $139,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $65,231, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis' effective rate of 1.10%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis
Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis.
Who works in Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis, and how
Work in Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 52%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis
Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 79% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis, month by month
Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 27, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 18° | 10° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 35° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 6 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 17.5 million passengers in 2025, with 195 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis
Schools across Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis average a D+, better than 18% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Cityview ElementaryF · 10% proficient
- Ella Baker ElementaryF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Anwatin MiddleD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Fair HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis
Is Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis ranks 2,031st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, population health, and walkability, and lowest on childcare costs and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $511,542. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $65,231 median income, cost of living beats 55% of neighborhoods.
Is Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis safe?
Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis is safer than 16% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $757 per resident a year.
Compare Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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